procurator fiscal

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procurator fiscal - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Procurator \Proc"u*ra`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. procurateur. See
     Procure, and cf. Proctor. ]
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     1. (Law) One who manages another's affairs, either generally
        or in a special matter; an agent; a proctor. --Chaucer.
        Shak.
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     2. (Rom. Antiq.) A governor of a province under the emperors;
        also, one who had charge of the imperial revenues in a
        province; as, the procurator of Judea.
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     Procurator fiscal (Scots Law), public prosecutor, or
        district attorney.
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  Fiscal \Fis"cal\, n.
     1. The income of a prince or a state; revenue; exchequer.
        [Obs.] --Bacon.
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     2. A treasurer. --H. Swinburne.
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     3. A public officer in Scotland who prosecutes in petty
        criminal cases; -- called also procurator fiscal.
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     4. The solicitor in Spain and Portugal; the attorney-general.
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